Exam 30: Substance Use

Sherry is a community health nurse doing a postpartum home visit. She notices that the infant may be experiencing neonatal abstinence syndrome? Which of the following types of drugs is the mother most likely to have used?

Which level of prevention involves addressing stigma around substances within the health care system and among health professionals to ensure that community health nurses are following the lead of individuals, families, and communities in determining if substance use is problematic?

What is the most commonly used substance in Canada?

Which of the following are pillars of Canada's Federal Drug Strategy? Select all that apply

A group of nurses are working in an impoverished area of a large city where substance use is present. The nurses are an integral part of the city's four-pillar drug strategy. The nurses are educating the community on the new Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines. What level of prevention are the nurses working at?

The harms of illicit drug use are made worse in which of the following social conditions? Select all that apply.

Which of the following disorders is manifested by developmental, neurological, and behavioural delays in infants and young children that persist into adulthood?

Which of the following are described as behavioural addictions? Select all that apply.

A group of nurses are working in an impoverished area of a large city where substance use is present. The nurses are an integral part of the city's four-pillar drug strategy. The nurses are working with an advocacy group to develop alternatives to incarceration of repeat substance-involved offenders. What initiative would meet this goal?

Compare and contrast secondary and tertiary prevention in the context of substance use.

A group of nurses are working in an impoverished area of a large city where substance use is present. The nurses want to focus on substance use primary prevention strategies for youth in this neighbourhood. What would be the best strategy to use with this population?

What term is used to describe a maladaptive pattern of substance use that results in harmful consequences due to repeated use?

Why is it important for community health nurses to take intersectional analysis in their substance use work? Select all that apply.

Methadone maintenance treatment programs were introduced across Canada in response to the increasing use of opioids and the extensive cycle of this devastating drug dependency. Methadone alleviates the symptoms of opioid withdrawal by creating stable and sufficient blood levels of methadone. Methadone maintenance treatment programs are an example of which level of prevention?

A group of nurses are working in an impoverished area of a large city where substance use is present. The nurses are an integral part of the city's four-pillar drug strategy. Which examples are consistent with a harm reduction approach to substance use? Select all that apply.

Mae Lee is a community health nurse working with a client who has a concurrent disorder. What does this mean?

Which of the following are determinants of problematic substance use? Select all that apply.

What is the leading cause of preventable death in Canada?

Give three examples of appropriate activities a CHN could implement in a high school as part of a substance use prevention program.

Poverty is a significant systemic factor that increases risk related to substance use. A community health nurse is working to support public policy making that reduces structural inequities. What level of prevention is the nurse working at?